The CrowdFunding Guide
The Best Offers For Startup Founders Worldwide
The CrowdFunding Guide
The Best Offers For Startup Founders Worldwide
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The Best Equity Crowdfunding Platforms Worldwide
US based Wefunder claims to be have the largest number of investors and investment volume compared to other equity crowdfunding portals. They offer investments in virtually all startup sectors, as well as other alternative investments such as film productions. They have raised $404M so far. In 2021, startups raised $186M via Reg CF offerings on Wefunder, way more than any other platform in the US, with a 37% market share. They do not take any up front fees and offer onboarding and ongoing support to startup founders.
Crowdcube claims to be the world's first equity crowdfunding platform. They are England's biggest and most popular equity crowdfunding platform, with a huge pool of registered investors and dozens of fundraising campaigns at any given moment. They are sector agnostic and accept all kinds of businesses, with the exception that they don't accept startups that won't be of interest to their investors. Crowdcube is on a mission to support entrepreneurship and is set to "fuel the next generation of businesses who want to leave a mark on the world."
StartEngine is one of the first platforms in the market, and their CEO and co-founder Howard Marks has been one of the key spokesmen for equity crowdfunding in the US. Today they are one of the largest equity crowdfunding platforms in the US market, with various investment opportunities listed on their platforms, some open to all investors and some for accredited investors only. Having launched the first ever equity crowdfunding campaign in the US on their platform in 2015, they have a strong track record of more than 300 companies they've helped fund.
Republic is one of the leading equity crowdfunding platforms for non-accredited investors, and enjoys the legacy of the AngelList group. They have listings in various sectors, crypto related startups included, and accept investments from as little as 10$. They focus on Title III investments - for companies raising up to 1,070,000$ over a 12 month period.
Angel Investment Network is an online platform that is helps startups connect with a global network of angel investors. They claim to be the largest angel community in the world, with 1,712,318 registered members with 290,264 investors and 1,422,056 entrepreneurs, and raised over $300M. Startups pay a fixed monthly fee to appear in the website and get exposed to their network of investors. Accredited investors get the service for free, and can browse startups from around the world.
Private Wealth Global gives accredited investors worldwide (excluding investors from the USA and Canada) access to exclusive, curated off-shore real-estate investment opportunities, from $50,000 USD. Their online wallet system was designed with the aim of removing all hassle from investors, and to allow them to withdraw funds easily or re-invest to take advantage of compounding returns.
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TWO12 delivers a suite of software products to support founder's equity management needs. Their tools provides startup founders with an easy way to visualize their cap table for themselves, their employees and stakeholders, and existing and upcoming investors. They are also able to project scenarios related to valuation, vesting and conversions. Other services include valuation assessment, forecasting, and 409A formation. They are on a mission to "connect and expand the startup ecosystem" and work closely with their clients and network.
Investor and User Acquisition agency specializing in Content Marketing, Advertising, and Direct Outreach campaigns. DNA has worked on 300 Equity Crowdfunds that have collectively raised 9-figures of capital, across over 25 Portals.
Native Lead specializes in highly targeted lead generation. As such, they connect startups with accredited investors via organic LinkedIn. Native Lead developed a partially manual process to validate potential leads, and have database of manually selected public profiles of accredited angel investors. Some of the largest platforms such as Wefunder and CrowdCube partnered with Native Lead, which has been supporting many startups on their equity crowdfunding campaigns. Nevertheless, their service is suitable for any company raising capital from accredited investors. In addition, they work with companies to help them generate more B2B sales and partnerships, by getting them in front of the right decision-makers. They are headquartered in Israel, while most of their clients are in the US and the UK.
DealMaker has risen over the recent years to become one of North America's clear market leaders in online capital raising. They set out to be the "Shopify of the Capital Markets", and to transform the way leading brands raise capital through technology akin to the world’s biggest e-commerce retailers. DealMaker’s technology gives companies the freedom to manage large, self-hosted online capital raises - opening the door for effective equity crowdfunding raises (Reg CF, Reg D or Reg A/A+). With DealMaker, an issuer has the ability to embed an invest now button directly into their website and marketing materials - unlocking capacity and access to data through analytics, and allowing issuers to fully control and utilize their marketing efforts to investors. DealMaker’s proprietary technology was built to provide security, compliance, and peace of mind in one centralized platform.
Woodpecker is an emailing tool designed to allow for advanced, automated email campaigns that look and feel personal and help companies generate more B2B sales. They integrate with your email provider (Gmail, Outlook, etc) (preferably from an alternate domain of yours) and add advanced tools to ensure deliverability and engagement. They offer CrowdFunding.Guide visitor an extended free trial one month long, including 500 free emails.
VideoSparks is a boutique production studio that makes high-quality animated and live-action videos for the tech market. Based in Israel, "The Start-Up Nation," VideoSparks has been involved in making videos for leading tech companies in Israel, the US, Canada, and the UK. They offer a 20% discount to clients that mention they came from CrowdFunding.Guide.
SpeakerTunity® specializes in helping startup founders and business owners find speaking opportunities in radio shows, podcasts, live events, virtual summits and TEDx events. They provides detailed leads to speaking opportunities, and additional services to help with successful bookings and engagements, including a personal assistant service, training and online courses, graphic design and more. SpeakerTunity offers leads to speaking opportunities for business as a monthly subscription. In addition, their own SpeakerTunity Cities service offers directories of leads to speaking engagement opportunities with specializations by location or city (in the US) or by business niche.
VideoAsk is a conversational experience tool for founders and CEOs that want to speak directly to potential investors, and for SMBs who want to get personal with their audiences. You can interact using recorded video messaging, which is a highly effective and engaging way of communicating.
CrowdCheck provides due diligence, disclosure and compliance solutions for online capital formation, including crowdfunding. They are among the most experienced compliance consultants in the US, and several of their leading team members wer former staff members at the SEC.
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